The site owner is politely befuddled: 'I lived in Tokyo and studied Japanese for a year, long ago, but I don't know half the words here.' I lived and studied for five years and was equally adrift until the light suddenly dawned. Yona and Ninebe are proper names and this is all about Jonah and the whale.Jonah, go to Nineveh! no, I don't wannaJonah, go to Nineveh! no, I don't WANNA!A great big fish gulped Jonah upJonah was terrified: save me, saaave me!Jonah, go to Nineveh! yes, I'll go.